WHAT IS PENTECOST? Pentecost is the great festival that marks the birth of the Christian church by the power of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost means "fiftieth day" and is celebrated fifty days after Easter. [pic] WHAT HAPPENED ON PENTECOST? Ten days after Jesus ascended into heaven‚ the twelve apostles‚ Jesus’ mother and family‚ and many other of His disciples gathered together in Jerusalem for the Jewish harvest festival that was celebrated on the fiftieth day after Passover. While they were indoors
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sacred sites of different religions in the city‚ including the Western Wall of the ancient Jewish Temple and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher of the Christians. After the complete destruction of the Jewish Temple in 70 CE by the Roman forces‚ Jerusalem was stripped of its spiritual axis and left desolated with the Jews banned from the city. Consequently‚ when the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was built on the Western Hill‚ the city of Jerusalem was invigorated with a new religious passion‚ but the rivalry
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(Peace be upon him) was the last messenger of God to the whole world. The Holy Prophet was born in Arabia‘ in 571 A. D. He was named Muhammad (Peace be upon him). The Arabs were a race of wild tribes. They led a cruel life. They burried their newly-born daughters alive. They ill-treated women‚ orphans and slaves. They worshipped Idols. They were addicted to wine‚ adultery gambling‚ and bloody quarrels. The Holy Prophet was sent by God to set these bad people right. He hated their cruel ways
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The baptism of the Holy Spirit. What is it and how do I get it? A teaching from Pat Robertson. The first of two parts. PatRobertson.com - The question has been asked‚ "How do I get the baptism of the Holy Spirit? What is it and how do I get it?". Before Jesus left‚ He said to his disciples‚ "You tarry in Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high." And He said‚ "You will receive power after that when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And then you will be my witnesses‚ in Jerusalem and
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Virtues of the HOLY QUR’AAN a C Revised translation of z.? the Urdu book Faza’il-e-Qur’aan ;b Eg Tx by Shaikhul Hadith Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Kaandhlawi translated by Aziz-ud-Din CONTENTS z ca FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 :‚a O 2 M o ’ 3 h -5 = PART 1 -FORTY AHADITH >x Hadith No: Page No: 1 Who is the best person?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2 Blessings of recitation and virtues of the Word of Allah
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THE THEOPNEUSTY OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURE The Doctrine of Inspiration and Its Critics Clements Romanus a church father refers to the scripture as being true through the Holy Spirit. Augustine refers to scripture as god’s handwriting or a letter from heaven. Aside from the term inspiration he also used dictation and direction. He gives reference to inspiration perhaps as a consequences of the translation into Latin of 2 Timothy 3:16. But He does not fix these term dogmatically because He also
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The gifts of the Holy Spirit contain a big role in the spiritual life of the believer. There are said to be seven gifts to around eighteen gifts of the Spirit to be brought upon those who believe in God. Each denomination has a certain gift that they focus on more then others. As Pentecostals believe that speaking in tongues is the ultimate gifts and thats what shows that a person has been filled with the Spirit‚ Mennonites dont focus on speaking in tongues at all. Each Gift of the Spirit has a certain
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The Holy Roman Empire was looming to the east of France to Poland and Hungary‚ but it size was not as potent as it might suggest. Frankish ruled the empire and German kings for 10 centuries‚ from Charlemagne’s coronation in 800 until the renunciation of the imperial title in 1806. The most powerful of these lines of kings was Otto I‚ who helped to restore the title emperor and in many ways resembled Charlemagne such as how he fostered a revival of learning in which literature and art flourished.
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Holy is a term that most of have used or heard at some point in our lives‚ but what does it really mean? It is simply a word that we sometimes overuse or is there still a meaningful purpose for the word holy? As I was discussing this with several people‚ I was able to gain a deeper understanding and respect for the word holy. Even more so than before and I hold the word holy in high regard. Most people will associate God with being holy‚ when they are faced with the question “What is the meaning
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Liberty University Baptism of the Holy Spirit: A research paper submitted to Dr. Marty Light In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For BIBL364 Liberty University Online Lynchburg‚ Virginia November 1‚ 2013 Table of Contents Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Setting the Stage: Pledge of the Spirit----------------------------------------------------------- 2 The Temple of the Spirit---
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